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H.R. 3042 113th Congress House

Taking Hold of Regulations to Increase Vital Employment In Energy Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of the social cost of carbon in any regulatory impact analysis until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such use.

Introduced: August 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taking Hold of Regulations to Increase Vital Employment In Energy Act - Prohibits a federal agency from using the social cost of carbon to incorporate any social benefits of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in any regulatory impact analysis unless and until a federal law is enacted authorizing such use.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3355 Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2013
  • HR 4304 Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act
  • HR 5360 American Renaissance in Manufacturing Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3042: Taking Hold of Regulations to Increase Vital Employment In Energy Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3042/
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"H.R. 3042: Taking Hold of Regulations to Increase Vital Employment In Energy Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3042/.
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